A man holding a knife at a southeast Houston bus stop was shot and killed by METRO officers after he charged at them, according to the agency.
A woman in her 30s was detained after allegedly stabbing her cousin during a family disturbance at a home in southeast Houston.
Houston police say a 17-year-old is in custody after two other teenagers were shot during an argument outside a Burger King restaurant in the Third Ward Friday.
The Tomball restaurant manager accused of killing his coworker by giving her a fatal bump of fentanyl in August 2024 has been sentenced to six years in prison.
The incident started around 10:45 a.m. and is happening at a complex off 11th Street.
Many questions remain after the parking garage stabbing and robbery of a Houston Methodist Hospital employee about what the hospital will do, and how it plans to protect employees from similar incidents in the future.
Governor Greg Abbott is expanding the Texas Repeat Offender Task Force statewide after first launching the operation in the Houston area last year.
As Senior Fraud Awareness Day approaches on Friday, a new study shows Texas ranks in the middle of the pack when it comes to scams targeting older adults.
A suspected catalytic converter thief is in custody after what Houston police described as a chaotic pursuit involving a vehicle chase, an electric scooter, a foot chase and even a swim through Little White Oak Bayou.
A newly obtained search warrant reveals disturbing allegations against a former Katy ISD employee accused of sexually abusing a 13-year-old student and communicating with the child through social media.
Perry Green, 46, was arrested and charged with aggravated kidnapping and aggravated robbery after allegedly stabbing and robbing a Houston Methodist employee in a Texas Medical Center parking garage.
Two people were stabbed, and several others narrowly escaped after a woman allegedly went on a violent rampage Wednesday night at an apartment complex in southeast Houston, according to police.
Authorities say 22-year-old Kaitlyn Graves was found dead inside her Cypress Station apartment after family members requested a welfare check.
Houston police responded to YES Prep Northline on Wednesday afternoon after receiving a call referencing a possible threat, according to the Houston Police Department.
New court records filed Wednesday in Harris County appear to indicate at least two of Lee Gilley’s three U.S. defense attorneys are seeking to withdraw from the case.
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office says a woman was found dead inside an apartment in the northern part of the county after her family reported to apartment management that they hadn’t been able to make contact with her for several days.
After years of violence — including a deadly shooting in 2024 — authorities say this year’s enforcement effort is serious, visible and already underway.
Two Katy-area toddlers who reportedly drowned in a backyard pool earlier this year had cocaine in their systems at the time of their deaths, according to an update Monday from Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
The head football coach at Klein High School is being investigated over allegations of misconduct stemming from a previous job in another school district.
A Livingston police officer who was stationed at Livingston High School was fired and arrested after allegations he had an inappropriate relationship with a student.
Harris County capital murder suspect Lee Gilley appeared in a courtroom in Turin, Italy, around 3 a.m. local time Monday, for a hearing to validate his arrest at the Turin Court of Appeals.
Houston police are investigating after a Houston Methodist employee was stabbed inside a parking garage at the Texas Medical Center campus Monday morning.
A man known to children in a Spring-area neighborhood as the “Candyman” is now behind bars after Harris County Precinct 4 undercover investigators say he believed he was meeting a 13-year-old girl near a local school.
After 11 years, the conviction of Brandon Jenkins in Liberty County for murdering his father-in-law is under review due to concerns about mishandled and withheld evidence that may have supported his self-defense claim.
A man was shot in the leg following an argument outside the Diamond Ridge Apartment Homes in northwest Houston late Saturday night.
Montgomery County sheriff’s investigators arrested Jeremy Michael Buckner, 35, of Porter, in connection with a fatal hit-and-run on U.S. Highway 59.
Garrett Cross, a former educator at Pine Valley Middle School in New Caney ISD, has been charged with indecency with a child following allegations from over five years ago.
A suspect broke into an unmarked Galveston County sheriff’s office vehicle in Texas City on May 8, stealing a department-issued .300 Blackout AR-style rifle with a suppressor, a ballistic vest, and a duty belt.
A man was critically injured after being shot by his son during a fight at a Houston gas station Friday night, according to police.
Houston police are trying to determine how and when a man was killed after an employee found a coworker dead inside a business.
At first glance, the email looks legitimate — and that’s exactly why cybersecurity experts say this scam is so dangerous. Criminals are now exploiting PayPal’s real email system to target unsuspecting users. The scam works by sending tiny payments — sometimes as little as one cent — to random PayPal accounts. That action automatically triggers an official email from PayPal, making the message appear authentic.